Parking and hometime issues with May

Thanks Steve for taking the time to reply. As I pointed out in a different thread, however, I moved in a different direction from May. As you know, if you're doing a job search, you will apply at more than one company. I did, and a local OTR private fleet that is located 8 miles from my house called.

I interviewed, road tested, and was offered the position the very same day. We are paid by the hour for all time logged on line 3 and 4 and if we are laid over away from the house we are paid for 8 hours at our hourly rate.

There is some driver unloading as we haul our own product, but we can choose to hire lumpers as well, especially on back haul freight. Overall, it's something I couldn't refuse as it's a small family run company, I don't have to worry about finding a secure place to park for hometime, and I don't have to worry about crappy mileage weeks.

Be safe, and perhaps we can meet up on the road sometime in the future.

 

Hindsight is 20/20, but I should have gone with May.

I should have seen it coming since the company doesn't use E-Z Pass or Pre Pass, has loose leaf logs, and clocks in and out via cell phone text message, but that should tell you all what goes on. They have no real regard for hours of service. Sure I could have stood my ground and ran legal, but with a small company of 30 trucks, how long would I have lasted? I would have been branded as not being a team player and probably weeded out or dismissed outright.

Guys I talked with loading at the same facility I did told me they don't even think about the log book. They do it the old school way, drive and deliver, then make it look good when they are done, and the company is ok with this.

I don't and won't run that way. I value my CDL, my family, and the lives of those I share the road with. I guess maybe not all of the mom and pop or private fleets are good. For now, I found a job with a coal hauler running a tri-axle dump truck. I may stay with it for awhile but I don't know yet. I just need to find a company that truly believes in running legal.

Sadly, I probably burned the May bridge when my recruiter called to set up an orientation date and I told her I had found the other job.